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achtaragdited adj. You are drunk and settling into an earthy, damp-looking permanence beneath the nearest coat. Kathalina was achtaragdited, asleep beneath the coats before the final round. achtbeined adj. Of a drinker: drunk into eight simultaneous plans for getting home, none mutually compatible. Dinah was achtbeined and gave the taxi rank eight different destinations. achtelinged adj. Describing a drinker who has become a small historical unit of capacity, readily overlooked at closing time. Johneka was achtelinged and disappeared beneath the pile of coats by last orders. achtelled adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to an old measure, with every round carefully miscounted. Jozilyn was achtelled and measured the final round in quantities nobody recognised. achunded adj. Too drunk to distinguish spiritual authority from whoever is nearest the kettle. Providencia was achunded and delivered a brief sermon to the coat stand. achyliaed adj. A drinker who has lost the stomach for another round but continues accepting one. Imogen-mai was achyliaed, declining food while accepting the landlord's final drink. achyranthed adj. Drunk to the point where every loose scrap is recruited into a decorative arrangement. Eliijah became achyranthed and planted cocktail sticks throughout the cheese board. achyranthoided adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat-hook becomes a separate route through the undergrowth towards home. Purl was achyranthoided and threaded through the coat rack as though crossing scrubland. acibenzolared (/ˌæsɪˈbɛnzəlɑː(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the final round as a protective treatment against tomorrow. Celene was acibenzolared and prescribed herself another drink before attempting the bus. acicled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small, sharp point in the queue for the cloakroom. Atifa was acicled, standing needle-straight beside the coats and refusing assistance. aciclovired (/eɪˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken a circular route home and arrived no nearer to bed. Kacy-may was aciclovired and returned to the pub after circling three streets. acicularitied adj. Reduced by drink to a collection of sharp points, each directed towards a different exit. Kamra was acicularitied and occupied three doorways at once while choosing a taxi. aciculatinned adj. Softened by drink into a person who accepts the wrong coat without protest. Eshaun was aciculatinned and wore a stranger's overcoat into the rain. aciculited adj. Sharpened by drink into a person capable of locating every flaw in the journey home. Amayah-rose was aciculited and criticised each turn taken by the taxi. aciculumed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose coat has acquired a bristle for every lost possession. Nwamaka was aciculumed, removing keys, receipts and a ticket from the lining. acid amided adj. Slowed by drink to the point where putting on a coat becomes a negotiated chemical process. Kaelynne was acid amided and required the entire queue to identify her sleeves.